At this point, they’ve forgotten WHY they’re still live-action remaking them, apart from the need to name-jumpstart late-90’s/early-00’s title sales–
And they’ve already learned that the one “new” thing they can bring to the table is Diversity: “Look! A black Ariel!”
So a fictional character has to be portrayed as a white person for all eternity? Hercules never existed in real life, so who cares who plays them in a movie?
If Jesus can be a white guy, then Hercules can be a black guy…
Jesus would’ve been middle eastern or North African, not white Caucasian as he is often depicted. He was saying that Jesus has been falsely represented as being white for decades. Just as Hercules was also falsely represented as white in a cartoon from the 90s.
Hercules is a hot Greek or Italian guy with muscles on muscles and a hairy chest. Cast true to that and they’ll make a fortune and probably discover a new mega star.
Don’t want to start world war woke, but surely it’d be best to cast someone of the same nationality of the character. Yes, Hercules may not be a real person, but the history of the legend is Greek and Roman, so someone of Greek or Roman descent would make more sense in my mind.
I know for whatever reason that this comment is not going to post, but I am writing it in case a human who works at ITM reads this and not a computer because it iterates a concerns that I emailed to ITM recently.
Look at these comments that ARE posting in this Hercules article. Not all, but some snarky ones are borderline racist in some cases.
I don’t write THAT kind of comment, yet the question I am posing to ITM is why aren’t any of my comments posting?
Is it a content issue? Am I being banned on content? (If so, look at what you are allowing in this (and other articles)). Either allow it all, or be more upfront about what is not allowed (and follow through consistently).
It may not be a content-banning issue. It could be an AI problem. I mentioned this before and believe your AI system may be accidentally screening comments wrong. (Including mellow, run-of-the-mill comments (like many of mine actually are.))
If it is an AI issue, it is likely to be happening to more than just me. Anybody who has ever posted a comment to see it not post or later disappear must be wondering why.
I have written you twice by email and nobody has responded. I am trying this way. Please take notice of what I am saying. I believe there may be an issue with your system.
Please, somebody at ITM, post a response here.
Thank you to the ITM team for reading this and doing something about it.
(Other than this sentence, this comment is a duplicate of one also submitted under the “Darth” name to test ITM’s AI comment system to see what happens.)
Walt Disney himself would be so ashamed of the direction the Disney company has went.
First Disney hikes prices to his most cherished and beloved park so that only the super rich may enjoy it. Second he allows outside voices to alter and change his designs and his ideas.(pirates of the Caribbean/splash Mountain/jungle Cruise)#to appeasethemob!!!
And most certainly the inability to be creative to come up with new ideas and new movies not to re-make classic movies. If Walt Disney was alive he would never put up with all this change he was a man that had an idea and was not going to be moved on the matter that’s why Disney was who he was and he is love by millions.
Its completly acceptable to expect and want a charector or person to be portrayed how he was first portrayed. Hercules was light skinned, so actor should be light skinned, Ariel light and should be portrayed light, Tiana dark skinned and should be portrayed as such. Its not racism. However Disney excluding whites from being cast is activily participating in discrimination against whites. Now instead of calling each other racists, call Disney out and other companies doing this out on there discrimination! Regardless of the color of your skin this is illegal and wrong!! Shame on you Disney for participating in practices Americans fought to abolish in the 1960’s and shame on the “woke” idiots who are applauding this and making it a racism issue when it is clearly not! Martin Luther King Jr would be horrified at what is going on and its a slap in his face along with all the people involved with getting the discrimination law on the books!! No matter your race or skin color, do not allow this political agenda to destroy what took so long to achieve. HOLD DISNEY ACCOUNTABLE FOR DISCRIMINATION!!!
I don’t get it anymore. I thought we finally all agreed, after years of hollywood casting white people as non white characters, that it’s not the right way to go. Why is it that we’re doing it in the reverse now if we already agreed as a society that it was the wrong way to go? It’s the 21st century. In North America. In the era of globalization. We have an unlimited pool of actors from all parts of the world. Why don’t we just stick to whatever makes sense and go from there? If we did a story about an African god it would be just as stupid to cast a white or latino or asian guy. Right? Am I crazy here?
Just changing the skin color of a character to represent someone ISNT enough Disney. It’s lazy and kind of misunderstanding the entire point of proper representation.
Comments for Disney Reportedly Looking to Cast Non-White Hercules For Live-Action Film
EricJ
At this point, they’ve forgotten WHY they’re still live-action remaking them, apart from the need to name-jumpstart late-90’s/early-00’s title sales–
And they’ve already learned that the one “new” thing they can bring to the table is Diversity: “Look! A black Ariel!”
Matt
So a fictional character has to be portrayed as a white person for all eternity? Hercules never existed in real life, so who cares who plays them in a movie?
If Jesus can be a white guy, then Hercules can be a black guy…
Mike
Yes, he does. In the cartoon if he was white, then a white character should play him.
Its really that simple. What don’t you understand?
Your reference to Jesus made absolutely no sense.
Adam
Jesus would’ve been middle eastern or North African, not white Caucasian as he is often depicted. He was saying that Jesus has been falsely represented as being white for decades. Just as Hercules was also falsely represented as white in a cartoon from the 90s.
SoLame
Wrong!
Joseph Kastner
He is Greek so yea he would be white
Ha
So stupid.
SoLame
Hercules should be a female. No wait…..a transgender. No wait……a one-eyed, one-horned flying purple people eater. Yes, definitely!!!
Adam
Hercules is a hot Greek or Italian guy with muscles on muscles and a hairy chest. Cast true to that and they’ll make a fortune and probably discover a new mega star.
Angela
Disney is so woke.
Seriously a black Ariel and now a black Hercules.
So wrong.
If any black character was ever played by a white person there would be riots.
Disney is actually causing more harm. Just dividing people more not uniting. Sad that Disney doesn’t care.
Hold up
Isn’t hercules greek though?
Jeremiah
You can’t think of a single time that a white person played the roll that should have went to a person of color?
Thomas
Don’t want to start world war woke, but surely it’d be best to cast someone of the same nationality of the character. Yes, Hercules may not be a real person, but the history of the legend is Greek and Roman, so someone of Greek or Roman descent would make more sense in my mind.
Glory
Lol! World war woke! I also agree with your statement about how the casting should align. Let’s hope for a great cast!
Gary
Hi,
I know for whatever reason that this comment is not going to post, but I am writing it in case a human who works at ITM reads this and not a computer because it iterates a concerns that I emailed to ITM recently.
Look at these comments that ARE posting in this Hercules article. Not all, but some snarky ones are borderline racist in some cases.
I don’t write THAT kind of comment, yet the question I am posing to ITM is why aren’t any of my comments posting?
Is it a content issue? Am I being banned on content? (If so, look at what you are allowing in this (and other articles)). Either allow it all, or be more upfront about what is not allowed (and follow through consistently).
It may not be a content-banning issue. It could be an AI problem. I mentioned this before and believe your AI system may be accidentally screening comments wrong. (Including mellow, run-of-the-mill comments (like many of mine actually are.))
If it is an AI issue, it is likely to be happening to more than just me. Anybody who has ever posted a comment to see it not post or later disappear must be wondering why.
I have written you twice by email and nobody has responded. I am trying this way. Please take notice of what I am saying. I believe there may be an issue with your system.
Please, somebody at ITM, post a response here.
Thank you to the ITM team for reading this and doing something about it.
(Other than this sentence, this comment is a duplicate of one also submitted under the “Darth” name to test ITM’s AI comment system to see what happens.)
Adam
Walt Disney himself would be so ashamed of the direction the Disney company has went.
First Disney hikes prices to his most cherished and beloved park so that only the super rich may enjoy it. Second he allows outside voices to alter and change his designs and his ideas.(pirates of the Caribbean/splash Mountain/jungle Cruise)#to appeasethemob!!!
And most certainly the inability to be creative to come up with new ideas and new movies not to re-make classic movies. If Walt Disney was alive he would never put up with all this change he was a man that had an idea and was not going to be moved on the matter that’s why Disney was who he was and he is love by millions.
Denise
Its completly acceptable to expect and want a charector or person to be portrayed how he was first portrayed. Hercules was light skinned, so actor should be light skinned, Ariel light and should be portrayed light, Tiana dark skinned and should be portrayed as such. Its not racism. However Disney excluding whites from being cast is activily participating in discrimination against whites. Now instead of calling each other racists, call Disney out and other companies doing this out on there discrimination! Regardless of the color of your skin this is illegal and wrong!! Shame on you Disney for participating in practices Americans fought to abolish in the 1960’s and shame on the “woke” idiots who are applauding this and making it a racism issue when it is clearly not! Martin Luther King Jr would be horrified at what is going on and its a slap in his face along with all the people involved with getting the discrimination law on the books!! No matter your race or skin color, do not allow this political agenda to destroy what took so long to achieve. HOLD DISNEY ACCOUNTABLE FOR DISCRIMINATION!!!
Confused
I don’t get it anymore. I thought we finally all agreed, after years of hollywood casting white people as non white characters, that it’s not the right way to go. Why is it that we’re doing it in the reverse now if we already agreed as a society that it was the wrong way to go? It’s the 21st century. In North America. In the era of globalization. We have an unlimited pool of actors from all parts of the world. Why don’t we just stick to whatever makes sense and go from there? If we did a story about an African god it would be just as stupid to cast a white or latino or asian guy. Right? Am I crazy here?
Ted Cruz
Just changing the skin color of a character to represent someone ISNT enough Disney. It’s lazy and kind of misunderstanding the entire point of proper representation.
jish55
I mean, Hercules is from Ancient Greece, so it’d be more believable to use someone of Olive skin as that is the most accurate.
Elori
Personally I think Jacob Elordi would be perfect for it.
Bella
HERCULES IS GREEK HE SHOULD BE OLIVE SKINED. YOUR JUST MAKING THINGS WORSE
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